Senate Record — Wednesday, 12/13/2023
42 pages: S5927-6968
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10:00 a.m. - The Senate convened.
PRAYER (S5927-2)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 🇺🇸 (S5927-3)
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE (S5927-4)
RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME (S5927-5)
CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS (S5927-6)
LEGISLATIVE SESSION (S5927-7)
10:19 a.m. - Majority Leader Schumer spoke on the national security supplemental package and the NDAA.
10:32 a.m. - Republican Leader McConnell spoke on the southern border and the national security supplemental.
10:43 a.m. - Senator Thune spoke about the southern border.
11:01 a.m. - Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Rounds spoke on the NDAA.
11:09 a.m. - Senator Gillibrand spoke on Israeli hostages.
11:20 a.m. - Senator Hawley spoke on holding big tech accountable and asked unanimous consent to take up and pass S. 1993 regarding Section 230 of the Communications Act. Senator Cruz objected.
12:01 p.m. - Senator Cornyn spoke on the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act and the half-way point of the 118th Congress.
12:18 p.m. - Senator Menendez spoke on shootings.
12:29 p.m. - Senator Ricketts spoke on the economy.
12:35 p.m. - Senator Barrasso spoke on the economy and border security.
12:45 p.m. - Senator Budd spoke on Israeli hostages.
12:49 p.m. - Senator Hyde-Smith spoke on border security.
12:57 p.m. - Senator Grassley spoke on student debt.
1:10 p.m. - Senator Rosen spoke on abortion.
1:35 p.m. - Senator Carper spoke on the US Navy.
1:31 p.m. - Senators Grassley and Moran spoke on organ donation.
1:50 p.m. - Senator Fischer spoke on defense policy and spending.
1:59 p.m. - Senator Crapo spoke on the NDAA.
2:41 p.m. - Majority Leader Schumer got consent that at 5:00 p.m., Senator Paul will be recognized to make a point of order. Senator Reed will then be recognized to make a motion to waive.
3:11 p.m. - Senator Paul spoke on covid vaccines for Senate Pages and asked unanimous consent for the Senate to pass S. Res. 336, a resolution prohibiting the imposition of vaccination requirements relating to COVID-19 for Senate Pages. Senator Murphy objected.
3:38 p.m. - The Senate confirmed by voice vote, the nomination of Nickolas Guertin to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
LEGISLATIVE SESSION (S5946-2)
4:15 p.m. - Senator Merkley spoke about facial recognition in airports.
4:38 p.m. - Senator Durbin spoke on judicial nominations and asked for unanimous consent for the Senate to confirm two nominations. Senator Vance objected.
4:51 p.m. - Senator Markey spoke about gun violence. He then asked for unanimous consent for the Senate to pass S. 1819, 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2023. Senator Budd objected.
5:03 p.m. - Senator Paul raised a point of order against the conference report. Senator Reed then made a motion to waive.
5:04 p.m. - Senator Lee spoke on the Senator Paul’s Point of order section 702.
Senator Van Hollen spoke on the point of order.
5:30 p.m. - Senator Paul spoke on FISA.
5:49 p.m. - The Senate began a vote on Senator Reed’s motion to waive the Paul Rule XXVIII scope point of order (FISA 702) to the Conference Report to accompany H.R.2670, National Defense Authorization Act FY24.
6:41 p.m. - By a tally of 65-35, the Senate agreed to the motion to waive all applicable points of order with respect to the Conference report to accompany H.R.2670, the National Defense Authorization Act. The Paul point of order fails. Senators voting No: Baldwin, Blackburn, Booker, Braun, Brown, Cantwell, Cramer, Daines, Durbin, Grassley, Hagerty, Hawley, Heinrich, Hirono, Hoeven, Johnson, Lee, Lujan, Lummis, Markey, Marshall, Menendez, Merkley, Paul, Sanders, Schmitt, Scott (FL), Tester, Tuberville, Van Hollen, Vance, Warnock, Warren, Welch, and Wyden.
6:42 p.m. - Majority Leader Schumer spoke on the NDAA.
6:46 p.m. - The Senate began a roll call vote on adoption of the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024.
7:37 p.m. - By a vote of 87-13, the Senate adopted the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act FY 2024. Senators Booker, Braun, Hawley, Lee, Lummis, Markey, Merkley, Paul, Sanders, Vance, Warren, Welch, and Wyden voted No.
Majority Leader Schumer asked unanimous consent that all Monday cloture motions ripen at 12 noon, tomorrow.
7:38 p.m. - Majority Leader Schumer filed cloture on the following nominations:
Christopher Charles Fonzone to be an Assistant Attorney General.
Sara E. Hill to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
During wrap-up:
The Senate confirmed the following military promotions en bloc by voice vote: Exec. Cal. #90, 341, 343, 434 (except Col. Benjamin R. Jonsson), 437, and 438.
The Senate confirmed Exec. Cal. #366, 411, 412 en bloc.
The following bills from the calendar were passed en bloc by unanimous consent:
S.265 SIREN Reauthorization Act
S.229 Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act
S.318 Save our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
The following resolutions were agreed to en bloc by unanimous consent:
S.Res.499 Sandra Day O’Connor
S.Res.500 National First-Generation College Celebration Day
S.Res.501 Legal Counsel
S.Res.502 Legal Counsel
7:43 p.m. - Senate stands adjourned until 10 a.m., Thursday, December 14, 2023.